Basic Concept Of Hazards Flashcards
Are the potentials for damage to man and his environment that may result from the occurrence of natural events
Hazards
4 types of hazards
Natural Hazards
Secondary Hazards
Technological Hazards
Quasi-natural Hazards
Hazards that results from Earth’s natural processes (e.g volcanic eruption, earthquakes)
Natural Hazards
Are hazards that resulted or consequence of other hazards (e.g. landslides, tsunamis)
Secondary Hazards
Man-made hazards (e.g. radiation leaks, toxicity of land due to pesticides)
Technological Hazards
Hazards that results from the interaction of natural processes and human activity(smog, desertification)
Quasi-natural Hazards
5 Classifications of Hazards
- Geologic Hazards
2.Hydrologic Hazards
3.Atmospheric Hazards
4.Biologic Hazards
5.Man-made Hazards
Is important in predicting the possible disasters that a certain hazard can bring
Hazard profiling
The blank of the hazard can be assessed by the measurements obtained from scientific instruments
Magnitude
PHIVOLCS
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
The blank of the hazard to occur in an area is important because it tells it’s (area) proneness to hazard. Usually but not always associated with the areas geographical location
Frequency
The impact of hazards varies in blank. The assessment of the blank is either short or long
Duration
The impact of hazards can also be assessed based on the blank of events, that is, whether the exposed element receives the likely disaster directly of indirectly
Casualty/ Casualties
A blank area is a location where a natural hazard is likely to happen if preventive measures are not implemented
Hazard prone
An area surrounding the basin of the Pacific ocean where many volcanoes have formed
The Pacific Ring of Fire
PFZ
The Philippine Fault Zone
Ndrrmc
National Disaster Rick Reduction and Management Council
